Home, Alexander Frederick Douglas (Baron Home of the Hirsel, statesman) (1903-1995)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1903 - 1995
Dates and places
Born London, 2 July 1903; died the Hirsel, Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland, 9 October 1995
Geographical areas
Springhill, Berwickshire, Scotland; Coldstream, (1925-1995); Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland (c 1925-1995); Dorneywood, Buckinghamshire (1955-1974).
Legal status / Nationality
British
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
File
General correspondence, The majority of folios date from 1954-61
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/RDCH 1/1/5
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: John Betjeman on signing RSC's copy of 'Summoned by Bells' and some of his unpublished poems in RSC's files; Charles Wintour, Deputy Editor of the Evening Standard, enclosing a letter from Arthur Schlesinger on the race between Adlai Stevenson and [William] Averell Harriman to become the Democratic nominee for the presidency of the United States, 1956; Pierre Salinger, Press Secretary to the President of the United States; Arthur Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the...
Dates:
The majority of folios date from 1954-61
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. The catalogue includes details of some material in the collection which is currently too fragile to be produced and researchers should seek advice from Archives Centre staff about accessing this material.
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Letters on refusal to enter Lord Home's Administration, 1963-10 - 1963-11
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 3/1/27
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, mainly commiserations, regrets and letters of thanks, on JEP's resignation as Minister of Health on Sir Alexander Douglas-Home [earlier 14th Lord Home] becoming Prime Minister. Correspondents include: Sir [Kenneth] Ivor Julian [Chairman, South-East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board] (2); Edgar Kingston-McCloughry; Roger Peers, Secretary, King Edward’s Hospital Fund for London; John Wolfenden [Chairman, Family Service Units]; Gordon McLachlan, Secretary, Nuffield...
Dates:
1963-10 - 1963-11
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please see individual files for details.
File
Party leadership, 1955 - 1965
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CRTN 1/6/7
Scope and Contents
Mainly papers relating to the election of Edward Heath as Leader of the Conservative Party in 1965 and that of Sir Alexander Douglas-Home [earlier 14th Lord Home, later Lord Home of the Hirsel] in 1963, which were both organised by PC as Leader of the House of Lords. Includes: agenda for the Party meeting, August 1965, on Heath's appointment; text of PC's speeches moving the motion that Heath should be elected and on the resignation of Douglas-Home as the previous leader; personal message...
Dates:
1955 - 1965
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
File
Personal correspondence, 1961-10-19 - 1976-09-22
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 1/1/14
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: John Toulmin, Chairman, Cambridge University Conservative Association; [Thomas] Malcolm Muggeridge on his television interview with JEP; Sir Alexander Johnston; Peter Green, Consultant Editor, Hodder and Stoughton Limited, suggesting that JEP might write on Nietzsche or write an autobiography (4); Dame Sybil Thorndike (2); Henry Koeppler; Sir William Urton, General Director, Conservative and Unionist Central Office; [?] Lord Boothby; [George] Peter Thorneycroft,...
Dates:
1961-10-19 - 1976-09-22
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please see individual files for details.
File
Personal correspondence, 1971-02-18 - 1976-07-17
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 1/1/20
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Arthur Askey; Sir Ian Horobin on JEP's review of his poetry, and economic policy (2); Humphrey Atkins [Government Chief Whip] on JEP's voting position on incomes policy; Reginald Paget, on taking JEP hunting (2); Milton Friedman [Professor of Economics, University of Chicago] on price control and the oil crisis (2); William Deedes on One Nation; Gerald Kaufman; Hugh Jenkins; Robert Jenkins, congratulating JEP on various speeches and articles, and commenting on Edward...
Dates:
1971-02-18 - 1976-07-17
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please see individual files for details.
Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Research Material, 1983 - 1986
Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/2/1/1
Scope and Contents
Files with research material collected by Lewis Chester, as part of his work on the publication, Tooth & Claw: The Inside Story of Spitting Image. The following are present, and their accompanying number corresponds to their file reference number within this sub-sub-sub-sub-series: 1. A folder with letters received by Chester from Spitting Image's 'victims' (i.e. the celebrities and politicians that were the subjects of the...
Dates:
1983 - 1986
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Fonds:
See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
Fonds
The Papers of Richard Thorpe
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/THRP
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to a biography of Alec Douglas-Home, comprising a manuscript of the book with drafts, notes, correspondence, transcripts of interviews, press cuttings and copies of original documents.
Dates:
1989 - 1997
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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Transcript of interview: Lord Greenhill of Harrow, 1996
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 3
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
1996
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
File
Transcript of interview: Sir Alan Campbell, 1996, 1982
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 2
Scope and Contents
Also includes a later paper by Sir Alan Campbell, "Embassy to France - an account of Anglo-French relations, 1968-72" (1982). See also GBR/0014/SOAM 10/6.
Dates:
1996; 1982
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
File
Transcript of interview: Sir Antony Acland, 2001
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 57
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
2001
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
File
Transcript of interview: Sir John Leahy, 2001
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 52
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
2001
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
File
Transcript of interview: Sir Michael Alexander, 1998
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 34
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
1998
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
File
Transcript of interview: Sir Oliver Wright, 1996
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 17
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
1996
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
File
Transcript of interview: Sir Richard Dales, 2016 - 2017
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 164
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
2016 - 2017
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
Item
Visit of Sir Alec Douglas-Home to Singapore, March 9 1970, 1970-03-09
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/171
Scope and Contents
139 x 89 mm. Showing Sir Alec and Lady Douglas-Home being entertained to lunch by Mr Lee Kwan Yew and his wife Kaw Geok Choo during a one-day visit to Singapore.
Dates:
1970-03-09
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).